DYING FETUS‘ latest album, “Reign Supreme”, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 186 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 5 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

DYING FETUS‘s previous collection of original material, “Descend Into Depravity”, opened with around 2,700 units to land at No. 166.

Released on June 19, 2012 via Relapse Records, “Reign Supreme” was recorded at Wrightway Studios in Baltimore with longtime producer Steve Wright (SLIPKNOT, MISERY INDEX). It will feature nine tracks and is “a ‘return to roots,’ with production focused slightly more on slam than in the band’s last few works,” according to a press release. “Thematically, the album is set to be a good old-fashioned piece of social and political commentary in the style of DYING FETUS as we have come to know.”

Commented DYING FETUS guitarist/vocalist John Gallagher: “The last album had some groove in it, but [it] was basically a lot of tech; this one is a return to form of older DYING FETUS albums, so to speak — more modern production, though, of course. Everything’s tight, the sound is crushing, the drums are amazing.”

Quality fan-filmed video footage of DYING FETUS‘ August 25 performance at Foufounes Électriques in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below.

DYING FETUS‘ latest album, “Reign Supreme”, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 186 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 5 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

DYING FETUS‘s previous collection of original material, “Descend Into Depravity”, opened with around 2,700 units to land at No. 166.

Released on June 19, 2012 via Relapse Records, “Reign Supreme” was recorded at Wrightway Studios in Baltimore with longtime producer Steve Wright (SLIPKNOT, MISERY INDEX). It will feature nine tracks and is “a ‘return to roots,’ with production focused slightly more on slam than in the band’s last few works,” according to a press release. “Thematically, the album is set to be a good old-fashioned piece of social and political commentary in the style of DYING FETUS as we have come to know.”

Commented DYING FETUS guitarist/vocalist John Gallagher: “The last album had some groove in it, but [it] was basically a lot of tech; this one is a return to form of older DYING FETUS albums, so to speak — more modern production, though, of course. Everything’s tight, the sound is crushing, the drums are amazing.”

A new 7″ split between Unaussprechlichen Kulten and Godless (Chile) is now being released courtesy of Iron Bonehead Productions. The cover artwork and track listing can be found below, and the following press release was also issued: “From the barbaric metal hotbed of Chile comes two of its most fiery cults, Unaussprechlichen Kulten and Godless, united in demonancy on a split 7”. Courtesy of Iron Bonehead Productions, both bands offer here an exclusive trademark cut of the flesh: Unaussprechlichen Kulten hammering away with haunting filth and dissonant despair, Godless world-eating with an ominous cyclone of disgust and depravity.

Final Depravity has checked in with the following announcement about finishing work on a new album: “The new Final Depravity album Thrash Is Just The Beginning has been mastered by the mighty Dennis Koehne (Sodom, Exumer, The Very End) yesterday. “Big time thanks to Mr.

Northern Irish drone/sludge band On Pain Of Death is streaming its three-song album “Year Naught Doom” over on Handshake Inc. Records’ bandcamp page. “Year Naught Doom” was actually recorded a year earlier, but just released as a free digital download, with vinyl treatment to come later in the year.

This album postcedes the EP “Rotting in the Tomb of Depravity,” which the band released a few years back. On Pain Of Death has also appeared on a 2009 Blinddate Records compilation of cover songs, contributing “Troops of Doom” from Sepultura. Stream the whole album below, along with the official video that On Pain Of Death has put out for the song “Tell Your God to Ready for Blood.”

UK-based Raw Nerve ‘Zine is currently offering a limited-time, full-album stream of “Excruciating Intestinal Lacerations,” the aurally punishing debut from Engorgement. Consisting of members of Embryonic Depravity and Gore Sanctum, the artwork was provided by Andrey Kroms and the album was mixed and mastered at 16th Cellar Studio in Italy. “Excruciating Intestinal Lacerations” is out now on Comatose Music, and you may visit this location to stream all seven tracks from the album.

Germany’s Final Depravity has issued the following statement about recording a new album:

“It’s been quite overdue, now the time to act has finally come: we’re gonna enter Kreator HQ at Zeche Carl, Essen today to record the follow-up to Nightmare 13!

“Entitled Thrash Is Just The Beginning, the album will be produced by our sound engineer Sascha Risseler (a.o. The Very End, Night in Gales, Words of Farewell, Ninnghizhidda) and mixed & mastered by Dennis Koehne (a.o. Sodom, Exumer, The Very End). A release date has not yet been set.

“We can’t tell you how excited we are to begin the production. Gear has already been set up yesterday and it all just feels fuckin’ great. Jerome is in excellent shape and premises for nothing-but-fun recording sessions couldn’t be any better!

“None of this wouldn’t have turned out this way without the help and support of a bunch of damn fine people around us. Let’s hear it for Jürgen ‘Ventor’ Reil, Matthias Kassner & House of Drums, Felix Schiffer, Jörg Sahm, Marina Speckamp, The Very End and our mighty crew Johannes Baron, Jürgen Vetter and Sascha Risseler.

“Very special greetings go out to Tristan Maiwurm – may the Force always be with you! Thrash Is Just The Beginning…

Comatose Music will be releasing brutal UK death squad Engorgement’s debut album “Excruciating Intestinal Lacerations” on July 17th. Artwork on the album is courtesy of Andrey Kroms, and it was mixed and mastered at 16th Cellar Studio in Italy. Engorgement started as a two-man Brutal Death Metal band from the UK created by Stu Hine (Gore Sanctum, Disgorged Prolapse) and Rich Lynn (Disgorged Prolapse) in 2009.

James Murphy (Embryonic Depravity) joined on vocals and Mitch Rider (Embryonic Depravity) replaced the drum machine as the percussionist after meeting and chatting to both of them in Switzerland in 2010. In October 2011 Engorgement recorded this debut album, whose tracklisting is featured below. Below is an upload of the track “Paraplegic Punchbag.” Another song, “Full Body Prolapse,” is streaming over on YouTube.

Greek brutal death metal band Birth Of Depravity recently unleashed its ten song debut “The Coming of the Ineffable” and is streaming the fifth track from it. Listen to an upload of the song “Ingrained Abnormality” below, following the traclklisting of the album. Birth Of Depravity started out in 2005, releasing a two song promo a few years later. The entered Block 33 studio in Thessaloniki Greece with sound engineer their good friend Thanasis Papaefthimiou, also known from Extreme Violence, to record the tracks which would become “The Coming of the Ineffable.”